(a)“relevant local authority” means a local authority whose area falls, wholly or partly, within the area of the Strategic Health Authority;

(b)“relevant local involvement network” means a person who in pursuance of arrangements made by a relevant local authority under section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is to carry on activities specified in section 221(2) of that Act.”.

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004

5.—(1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004(9) are amended as follows.

(a)in paragraph 48(4)(e), in the substituted regulation 33(3) of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005(10)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (f) omit “Patients’ Forum or” and “and”;

(ii)after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“(ff)any relevant local involvement network; and”;

(iii)after sub-paragraph (g) insert the following paragraph—

“(3A)In this regulation—

(a)“relevant local authority” means a local authority whose area falls, wholly or partly, within the area of the Primary Care Trust;

(b)“relevant local involvement network” means a person who in pursuance of arrangements made by a relevant local authority under section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is to carry on activities specified in section 221(2) of that Act.”;

(b)omit paragraphs 78 (requests for information from Patients’ Forums) and 90 (entry and inspection by members of Patients’ Forums).

The National Health Service (Complaints) Regulations 2004

6.—(1) The National Health Service (Complaints) Regulations 2004(11) are amended as follows.

(i)where the NHS body is a Strategic Health Authority, a local authority whose area falls, wholly or partly, within the area of the Strategic Health Authority;

(ii)where the NHS body is a Primary Care Trust, a local authority whose area falls, wholly or partly, within the area of the Primary Care Trust;

(iii)where the NHS body is an NHS trust, a local authority in whose area any hospital or other establishment or facility of that NHS trust is situated;

(b)“relevant local involvement network” means a person who in pursuance of arrangements made by a relevant local authority under section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is to carry on activities specified in section 221(2) of that Act.”.

The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2004

7.—(1) The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2004(12) are amended as follows.

(a)in paragraph 47(4)(e)(13), in the substituted regulation 33(3) of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005—

(i)in sub-paragraph (f) omit “Patients’ Forum or” and “and”;

(ii)after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“(ff)any relevant local involvement network; and”;

(iii)after sub-paragraph (g) insert the following paragraph—

“(3A)In this regulation—

(a)“relevant local authority” means a local authority whose area falls, wholly or partly, within the area of the Primary Care Trust;

(b)“relevant local involvement network” means a person who in pursuance of arrangements made by a relevant local authority under section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is to carry on activities specified in section 221(2) of that Act.”;

(b)omit paragraphs 74 (requests for information from Patients’ Forums) and 84 (entry and inspection by members of Patients’ Forum).

The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005

8.—(1) The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005(14) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (1)—

(a)omit the definition of “Patients’ Forum”; and

(b)at the appropriate places insert—

““relevant local authority”, in relation to a Primary Care Trust, means a local authority whose area falls, wholly or partly, within the area of the Primary Care Trust;”

“relevant local involvement network” means a person who in pursuance of arrangements made by a relevant local authority under section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is to carry on activities specified in section 221(2) of that Act;”.

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